diff --git a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator.cpp b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator.cpp
index e76438afdd65..0b596bcec363 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator.cpp
@@ -306,17 +306,4 @@ std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> DeviceEnumerator::search(const DeviceMatch &dm)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-/**
- * \fn DeviceEnumerator::lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor)
- * \brief Lookup device node path from device number
- * \param[in] major The device major number
- * \param[in] minor The device minor number
- *
- * Translate a device number given as \a major and \a minor to a device node
- * path.
- *
- * \return the device node path on success, or an empty string if the lookup
- * fails
- */
-
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp
index 78a7da8d79e5..ad26affb38a3 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ int DeviceEnumeratorSysfs::populateMediaDevice(const std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Lookup device node path from device number
+ * \param[in] major The device major number
+ * \param[in] minor The device minor number
+ *
+ * Translate a device number given as \a major and \a minor to a device node
+ * path.
+ *
+ * \return The device node path on success, or an empty string if the lookup
+ * fails
+ */
 std::string DeviceEnumeratorSysfs::lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor)
 {
 	std::string deviceNode;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_udev.cpp b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_udev.cpp
index 40853e77902f..e0c646c997de 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_udev.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_udev.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,9 @@ int DeviceEnumeratorUdev::populateMediaDevice(const std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice>
 		if (entity->deviceMajor() == 0 && entity->deviceMinor() == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		std::string deviceNode = lookupDeviceNode(entity->deviceMajor(),
-							  entity->deviceMinor());
 		dev_t devnum = makedev(entity->deviceMajor(),
 				       entity->deviceMinor());
+		std::string deviceNode = lookupDeviceNode(devnum);
 
 		/* Take device from orphan list first, if it is in the list. */
 		if (std::find(orphans_.begin(), orphans_.end(), devnum) != orphans_.end()) {
@@ -205,14 +204,21 @@ int DeviceEnumeratorUdev::populateMediaDevice(const std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice>
 	return pendingNodes;
 }
 
-std::string DeviceEnumeratorUdev::lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor)
+/**
+ * \brief Lookup device node path from device number
+ * \param[in] devnum The device number
+ *
+ * Translate a device number given as \a devnum to a device node path.
+ *
+ * \return The device node path on success, or an empty string if the lookup
+ * fails
+ */
+std::string DeviceEnumeratorUdev::lookupDeviceNode(dev_t devnum)
 {
 	struct udev_device *device;
 	const char *name;
-	dev_t devnum;
 	std::string deviceNode = std::string();
 
-	devnum = makedev(major, minor);
 	device = udev_device_new_from_devnum(udev_, 'c', devnum);
 	if (!device)
 		return std::string();
@@ -246,8 +252,7 @@ int DeviceEnumeratorUdev::addV4L2Device(dev_t devnum)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	std::string deviceNode = lookupDeviceNode(entity->deviceMajor(),
-						  entity->deviceMinor());
+	std::string deviceNode = lookupDeviceNode(devnum);
 	if (deviceNode.empty())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator.h b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator.h
index c5d26f1a883e..770f42772270 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator.h
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice>> devices_;
-
-	virtual std::string lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor) = 0;
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_sysfs.h b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_sysfs.h
index 242b22b289b0..9063f6a75e11 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_sysfs.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_sysfs.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	int populateMediaDevice(const std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> &media);
-	std::string lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor) final;
+	std::string lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor);
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_udev.h b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_udev.h
index 5bdcdea65c35..fb7cac8011a1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_udev.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_udev.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ private:
 
 	int addUdevDevice(struct udev_device *dev);
 	int populateMediaDevice(const std::shared_ptr<MediaDevice> &media);
-	std::string lookupDeviceNode(int major, int minor) final;
+	std::string lookupDeviceNode(dev_t devnum);
 
 	int addV4L2Device(dev_t devnum);
 	void udevNotify(EventNotifier *notifier);